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[Imblessed]

"...all the calls to "reclaim America for Christ" leave me cold. Our real need is to reclaim the church for Christ. When Christ is exalted in His church, when He is loved and revered and cherised with passion by those who bear His Name--in other words, when the church starts living like the church--then His body cannot help but make an impact on culture."

TOM ASCOL

you must spread some reputation around before giving it to McWilliams again....ad nauseum....blah blah..........


grrrrrrrr....I dislike the rep system sometimes!!!!!!


great post! I couldn't agree more!

 

[Hackett]

you must spread some reputation around before giving it to McWilliams again....ad nauseum....blah blah..........


grrrrrrrr....I dislike the rep system sometimes!!!!!!


great post! I couldn't agree more!

Here Here!!

 

[edie19]

"...all the calls to "reclaim America for Christ" leave me cold. Our real need is to reclaim the church for Christ. When Christ is exalted in His church, when He is loved and revered and cherised with passion by those who bear His Name--in other words, when the church starts living like the church--then His body cannot help but make an impact on culture."

TOM ASCOL

This is great - thanks for sharing. Now my turn to share with friends on my e-mail list.

edie

 

[edie19]

It often surprises people to learn that God is not always pleased when people worship him. We might be inclined to think that God should be thankful for any attention we give him out of our busy schedules. But worship is not about God's thanking us; it is about our thanking him. And God is not pleased with just anything we choose to do in his presence. The mighty Lord of heaven and earth demands that our worship-indeed, all of life-be governed by his word.
John M. Frame



edie

 

[Hackett]

It often surprises people to learn that God is not always pleased when people worship him. We might be inclined to think that God should be thankful for any attention we give him out of our busy schedules. But worship is not about God's thanking us; it is about our thanking him. And God is not pleased with just anything we choose to do in his presence. The mighty Lord of heaven and earth demands that our worship-indeed, all of life-be governed by his word.
John M. Frame



edie

Thanks for that!!! A timely reminder.

 

[Hackett]

Ultimately, it is through serving others that we become fully human.

[FONT=VERDANA, ARIAL, SANS-SERIF]-Marsha Sinetar[/FONT]

 

[McWilliams]

"You all have by you a large treasure of divine knowledge, in that you have the Bible in your hands; therefore be not contented in possessing but little of this treasure. God hath spoken much to you in the Scripture; labor to understand as much of what he saith as you can. God hath made you all reasonable creatures; therefore let not the noble faculty of reason or understanding lie neglected. Content not yourselves with...divine truth...you accidentally gain in conversation; but let it be very much your business to search for it, and that with the same diligence and labor with which men are wont to dig in mines of silver and gold."


JONATHAN EDWARDS

 

[edie19]

a couple by a particular favorite of mine.


edie

"To suppose that whatever God requireth of us that we have power of ourselves to do, is to make the cross and grace of Jesus Christ of none effect."
John Owen

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"Christ did not die for any upon condition, if they do believe; but he died for all God's elect, that they should believe."
John Owen
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[Hackett]

If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all. Margaret Hacket (My wise Mother)

 

[edie19]

If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all. Margaret Hacket (My wise Mother)

who was obviously related to my mother seeing as she said the exact same thing.

edie

 

[McWilliams]

And mine. Mine also would say to me after some minor infraction: "Shame on you for 30 minutes!"

 

[edie19]

And mine. Mine also would say to me after some minor infraction: "Shame on you for 30 minutes!"

Oh I like that - can't wait to use it on my kids. OK - so they're adults, it will still work. I know for a fact that the opportunity will arise.

edie

 

[seekingpurity047]

“Prayer doesn't change God, but changes him who prays”

- Soren Kierkegaard

 

[McWilliams]

"One great contest, between the religion of Arminianism, and the religion of Christ, is, who shall stand entitled to the praise and glory of a sinner's salvation? Conversion decides this point at once; for I think that, without any imputation of uncharitableness, I may venture to say, that every truly awakened person, at least when he is under the shine of God's countenance upon his soul, will fall down upon his knees, with this hymn of praise ascending from his heart, Not unto me, O Lord, not unto me, but to thy name, give the glory: I am saved not for my righteousness, but for thy mercy and thy truth's sake."
AUGUSTUS TOPLADY

 

[McWilliams]

"If a wicked man seems to have peace at death, it is not from the knowledge of his happiness, but from the ingnorance of his danger."
THOMAS WATSON

 

[McWilliams]

Serve Christ; back Him; let His cause be your cause; give not an hairbreadth of truth away, for it is not yours but God's.
Sameul Rutherford

 

[Hackett]

I cannot remember who said it but:

It is better for me to be harmed for the cause of Christ
than for me to cause harm to the cause of Christ.

 

[McWilliams]

Three things are called precious in the Scripture: the blood of Christ is called "precious blood", 1 Peter 1:19, and faith is called "precious faith", 2Peter 1:2, and the promises are called "precious promises", 2 Peter 1:4
Thomas Brooks

 

[Jon_]

“Prayer doesn't change God, but changes him who prays”

- Soren Kierkegaard

Amazing. A coherent sentence from Kierkegaard, and right at that.

Soli Deo Gloria

Jon

 

[inchristalone221]

Amazing. A coherent sentence from Kierkegaard, and right at that.

That's just what I was thinking. Existentialism =